Desert Garden Elementary School

1900 South Sixth St, El Centro, CA 92243 | (760) 352-2051

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 434

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 434 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 4535th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1900 South Sixth St., El Centro, CA 92243

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

El Centro Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,063
Students Per Teacher: 21.9
Enrolled Students: 5,584

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 434
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 19.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 22.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 231 (53.2%)
Females: 203 (46.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 75 (17.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 266 (61.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 341 (78.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Desert Garden Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.5%
Black	9	2.1%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	397	91.5%
White	22	5.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	52	12.0%
1st Grade	61	14.1%
2nd Grade	47	10.8%
3rd Grade	65	15.0%
4th Grade	57	13.1%
5th Grade	73	16.8%
6th Grade	79	18.2%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

33.3%

District:

58.8%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 4.2%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 24.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.5

Average Age

School:

46.3

District:

42.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Desert Garden Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST English-Language Arts
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2010-2011

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 1

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	45.0%	45.0%	53.0%
2009	31.0%	50.0%	53.0%
2008	56.0%	45.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	45.0%	51.0%	62.0%
2009	53.0%	57.0%	63.0%
2008	62.0%	53.0%	59.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	19.0%	32.0%	43.0%
2009	32.0%	30.0%	44.0%
2008	33.0%	35.0%	38.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	46.0%	59.0%	65.0%
2009	69.0%	57.0%	64.0%
2008	71.0%	62.0%	61.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	42.0%	53.0%	63.0%
2009	44.0%	53.0%	61.0%
2008	42.0%	44.0%	55.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	46.0%	64.0%	68.0%
2009	59.0%	60.0%	66.0%
2008	68.0%	54.0%	61.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	53.0%	53.0%	58.0%
2009	47.0%	44.0%	54.0%
2008	36.0%	38.0%	48.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	50.0%	56.0%	61.0%
2009	56.0%	49.0%	57.0%
2008	48.0%	41.0%	51.0%

CST Science Test
2010	48.0%	45.0%	56.0%
2009	44.0%	36.0%	49.0%
2008	20.0%	29.0%	46.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	61.0%	50.0%	55.0%
2009	49.0%	45.0%	52.0%
2008	49.0%	43.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	49.0%	50.0%	52.0%
2009	51.0%	42.0%	49.0%
2008	50.0%	41.0%	44.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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